Meth Classes..... For our adult and not easily offended readers only

            One of our friends and fellow teachers, Liz Wilson is from New Zealand.  Kiwis as they call themselves talk extremely fast.  Since Matt and I are both from areas of the United States where people usually speak slow enough that you can figure out what they're saying no matter how they pronounce it, we have a bit of difficulty with her accent.  The first few weeks she was a lifesaver in giving us pointers on Shanghai.  Matt and I would listen carefully as she spoke and when there was a break in her speech we would look at each other seeing if the other one ‘got it’.

            Liz teaches math and this is really hilarious to me because the way she says math sounds like ‘meth’.  The way she says six sounds like ‘sex’ and the way she says deck sounds like 'dick'.  Well my friends I know this sounds like I am a sixth grader but I like to say in my best New Zealand accent that “My friend Liz teaches her math classes to her six students on her neighbor’s deck.”